An ex-royal aide who made a bullying criticism towards Meghan Markle has acquired a prime honour from at Windsor Fortress.
Jason Knauf has been named Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) after being included in final yr's New 12 months's Honours listing as recognition of his companies to the .
The honorific title, which is bestowed by the King independently of Downing Road, pays recognition to these serving the monarch or the Royal Household in a private manner.
On Wednesday, Mr Knauf was introduced with the honour at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Fortress, which was given to him by .
When employed by and Meghan as their communications secretary in October 2018, he emailed his issues about Meghan to William's then-private secretary, in an obvious try to power Buckingham Palace to implement protocols to guard workers.
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Meghan's authorized workforce have persistently denied the bullying allegations, which first surfaced in 2021.
Within the Sussexes' controversial documentary sequence, Meghan's lawyer claimed the previous aide couldn't have given proof within the Duchess's copyright lawsuit towards a newspaper writer "with out the authority of his bosses".
Throughout the remaining episode of the six-part documentary, Harry alleged there have been makes an attempt to attempt to "cowl" the aide's affiliation with William, with Mr Knauf being described as a "former aide of Meghan and Harry" versus, on the time, working as chief government of William and Kate's Royal Basis.
A written assertion from Mr Knauf's authorized workforce broadcast through the episode stated: "These claims are totally false. Mr Knauf was requested to supply proof by each the Duchess of Sussex and Related Newspapers.
"He was suggested by counsel that proof in his possession may very well be related and he then supplied this on to the courtroom, staying impartial within the course of."
Earlier than becoming a member of the royal establishment, the American-born former company affairs government labored for a spread of establishments, from the workplace of the New Zealand prime minister to HM Treasury and the Royal Financial institution of Scotland.
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He turned the communications secretary to the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and in 2015 earlier than main the press workforce for Meghan and Harry and later changing into a senior adviser to William and Kate.
Mr Knauf led a evaluation of the Royal Basis's position and construction from March 2019, earlier than changing into its chief government in September of that yr.
Throughout his time Mr Knauf oversaw the launch of the Basis's Earthshot Prize – William's formidable £50million environmental prize, now an unbiased charity, which recognises options, concepts and applied sciences that "restore the planet".
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